| Issue | #1 |
| Published | [Winter 1939-40] |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Victor Fox |
| Notes | Published Quarterly by Fox Publications, Inc. 480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY. Application for 2nd class postage pending at Holyoke, Mass. Entire contents copyrighted 1939 by Fox Publications, Inc. On sale date January 20, 1940, according to Gerber's Photo-Journal. |
| Pencils | Lou Fine |
| Inks | Lou Fine |
| Characters | Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Michael Garrett (dies); Mrs. Garret (dies); Karen Dobbs; Chick Alonzo (villain, intro); Mike Mannigan |
| Synopsis | Dan Garret joins the police force and his Dad's old partner Mike to avenge his father's death at the hands of Chick Alonzo. (No actual explanation as to why or how Dan became the Blue Beetle.) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Will Eisner (layouts); Charles Nicholas (finished pencils) |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Notes | New story created especially for this issue. |
| Characters | Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Mr. Vander; The White Face Gang; John Brandes; Mike Ravani |
| Synopsis | The Blue Beetle attempts to rescue a kidnapped banker's daughter from the White Face Gang. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Notes | Beetle wears a blue business suit and hat in this story. |
| Reprinted | from MYSTERY MEN COMICS (Fox, 1939 series) #1 |
| Characters | Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Tim |
| Synopsis | The Blue Beetle captures some bank robbers. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Notes | Garret now wears a skin tight blue outfit with a hood but no mask. |
| Reprinted | from MYSTERY MEN COMICS (Fox, 1939 series) #2 |
| Characters | Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan |
| Synopsis | The Beetle battles some crooked loan sharks. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Notes | Beetle now has a mask. |
| Reprinted | from MYSTERY MEN COMICS (Fox, 1939 series)#3 |
| Characters | Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Bull Blackart |
| Synopsis | Bull Blackart attempts to run a protection racket aimed at newsboys. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Reprinted | from MYSTERY MEN COMICS (Fox, 1939 series)#4 |
| Characters | Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Dr. Franz |
| Synopsis | A gang of thugs attempts to capture the Blue Beetle. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Reprinted | from MYSTERY MEN COMICS (Fox, 1939 series) #5 |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Yarko; Carole Tate; Oliver Tate; Shaddiba; Doga; Ivan |
| Synopsis | Yarko rescues Oliver Tate and his daughter from the hypnotic clutches of the evil Shadibba, who forces them to commit crimes and enrich him. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Will Eisner |
| Reprinted | from WONDER COMICS (Fox, 1939 series) #2 |
| Characters | Yarko; Inspector Drake; Mulvaney; Death; The Devil; Beppo; Killer Kirby |
| Synopsis | Death and the Devil lay a trap for Yarko, frustrated because he keeps snatching their victims away. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Will Eisner |
| Notes | Reprint note from Error Report #2331, from Darci. |
| Reprinted | from Wonderworld Comics (Fox, 1939 Series) #3 [with page 3 removed] |
| Characters | Yarko; Fred Lawton; Rita Lawton; Rocco; Detective Gail Martin; Andre Coe |
| Synopsis | Judge Lawton can't stop his wife from smuggling jewels. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Bob Powell ? |
| Inks | Bob Powell ? |
| Reprinted | from WONDERWORLD COMICS (Fox, 1939 series) #4 |
| Characters | Yarko; Vladim |
| Synopsis | Yarko rescues a woman from the clutches of a mad Russian practitioner of Voodoo. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Toni Blum [as Anthony Brooks] (signed) |
| Pencils | Bob Powell ? |
| Inks | Bob Powell ? |
| Notes | Signature credit from Error Report #2282, by Tony Oliva. Previously credited as "Will Eisner?". |
| Reprinted | from Wonderworld Comics (Fox, 1939 Series) #5 (2 pages shorter than original) |
| Characters | Samson |
| Pencils | Lou Fine (part) |
| Inks | Lou Fine (part) |
| Notes | Ad for Fox's cardboard comic-strip "projector". |
| Reprinted | ad contains part reprint of the cover of Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #1 |